16% of these deaths were truck occupants. 69% were occupants of cars and other passenger vehicles. 15% were pedestrians, bicyclists or motorcyclists.

The circumstances of large truck crashes

The vast majority of fatal crashes (83 percent) and nonfatal crashes (89 percent) involving large trucks occurred on weekdays. Approximately 60 percent of all fatal crashes involving large trucks occurred on rural roads. Approximately 25 percent of all fatal crashes involving large trucks occurred on rural or urban Interstate highways.